This week, Rep. John Conyers, of Michigan's 13th District, Rep. Trent Franks, of Arizona's 4th District, and Rep. Levin, of Michigan's 9th District, announced they will not seek re-election in 2018. See how these new open seats impact our projections for the 2018 congressional elections.

This week, Rep. Joe Barton, of Texas's 6th District, and Rep. Luis Gutierrez, of Illinois' 4th District, announced they will not seek re-election in 2018. See how these new open seats impact our projections for the 2018 congressional elections.

On Tuesday, voters across Connecticut went to the polls to vote to elect their local governments. Seventy-eight municipal councils and boards across the state are elected using a form of fair representation voting. As in Virginia and New Jersey, Tuesday was a big day for Democrats (and at least one Roman Centurion) in Connecticut. Unlike many other parts of the country, however, a big election for one party in Connecticut doesn’t mean that other parties will be completely excluded.

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on October 23, 2017

Salon has published a piece by FairVote’s Rob Richie and Rich Robinson on our brand new “Monopoly Politics” report, containing “high confidence” projections for U.S. House races in the upcoming 2018 midterm elections.